The Intercounty Baseball League ( IBL ) is a Canadian baseball league, comprising teams of college players and former professionals from North America and beyond. The teams are located in Southern Ontario .
12-608: Galt Terriers may refer to two sports teams from Ontario, Canada: Galt Terriers (baseball) , a member of the Intercounty Baseball League Galt Terriers (ice hockey) , a former name of the Cambridge Hornets See also [ edit ] Terrier (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
24-401: A 2,500-square-foot (230 m ) expansion to the museum, including a secure archive facility, library, new entrance, and auditorium/exhibition space. The re-designed museum opened to the public on April 27, 2019. The Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving Canada's baseball heritage which dates back to June 4, 1838, when a game which very closely resembled today's game of baseball
36-685: Is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario , Canada. The museum commemorates the great players, teams, and events from Canadian baseball history. The museum was founded in November 1982 in Toronto at Exhibition Place and later moved to Ontario Place theme park. In August 1994, it was awarded to St. Marys, Ontario , and in June 1998 the doors officially opened in St. Marys. On November 23, 2017, construction began on
48-599: The Barrie Baycats who defeated the Guelph Royals 4-0 in the 2024 Dominico Cup Final. The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) was founded in 1919 with just four cities represented — Galt , Guelph , Stratford and Kitchener , and is the oldest amateur men's league in Canada. During the early years, the league expanded to include the cities of Waterloo , Brantford , Preston , London , and St. Thomas . It
60-769: The Barrie Baycats and the IBL All-Stars; Barrie won 7–2. On August 21 and 22, 2010 in Ottawa , the Fat Cats hosted the New Era All-Star Classic between the IBL All-Stars and the All-Stars from Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec (LBSEQ). Barrie hosted the league's All-Star Game on July 11, 2015, with the IBL All-Stars defeating Barrie Baycats 13–4. Following a several-year hiatus
72-815: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame; the Hall had previously inducted, as a group in 1998, all Canadian women who played in the AAGPBL. In early 2022, the Hall of Fame was criticized for not inducting the Chatham Coloured All-Stars , the first team of Black Canadians to win an Ontario Baseball Association title. Since opening, over 160 individual members have been inducted into the hall. This includes professional and amateur players, builders, administrators, umpires, broadcasters, writers, and honorary members who have helped popularize
84-651: The IBL announced they will be hosting a mid summer classic on July 20, 2024 in Welland. Record Source: The winning team is awarded the Jack and Lynne Dominico Cup . Other awards presented include: † Player is an inductee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ( French : Temple de la renommée du baseball canadien )
96-591: The sport in Canada. Several teams or groups have also been inducted. Multiple members of the hall have also been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York , as players, managers, or executives. Several other inductees have been recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award or BBWAA Career Excellence Award . In addition, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame awards
108-482: The title Galt Terriers . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Galt_Terriers&oldid=932836282 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Intercounty Baseball League The league
120-455: Was formed in 1919 and has enjoyed much success over its long history. Teams are run similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions, using wooden bats and minor league specification baseballs. Teams play 42 scheduled games from early May to late-August. The playoffs are best-of-five series with the championship series typically played around Labour Day . The most recent champions are
132-660: Was played in Beachville, Ontario . University of Western Ontario professor Bob Barney wrote the historical study which advocated for relocating the hall of fame from Toronto to St. Marys, Ontario, and extensively researched and validated the Beachville game in 1838. In 2021, Helen Callaghan , who had played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), became the first woman individually inducted to
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#1732798528547144-767: Was previously known as the Intercounty Major Baseball League and the Senior Intercounty Baseball League. Teams compete for the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy, which is awarded to the league champions. The trophy is named for the late owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team, husband and wife Jack and Lynne Dominico. On July 8, 2006, in Barrie , the league's New Era IBL All-Star Classic game between
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